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2mo ago

Invest 98L Makes Landfall in South Texas as Development Odds Drop to Zero

Forecasters say impacts will taper through the weekend with heat returning to South Texas as the system’s remnants move inland.

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Shown is Invest 98L in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The system is starting to become better organized, an it has a low chance to become Tropical Storm Fernand in the next 24 to 30 hours.
Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected late Friday into Saturday in San Antonio, according to the National Weather Service. The best chance of rain is expected to be from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, before drier conditions return for much of the weekend.
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Overview

  • On Friday, Invest 98L moved ashore across northern Mexico and South Texas without sustaining a closed circulation, prompting the National Hurricane Center to reduce its formation probability from about 50% to near zero.
  • Remnant tropical moisture has generated scattered showers and isolated heavy downpours, resulting in minor flash flooding in coastal and low-lying regions of South Texas.
  • National Weather Service offices in Corpus Christi and Brownsville have maintained rip current advisories for beaches from South Padre Island to Matagorda Island.
  • U.S. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter reconnaissance confirmed the disturbance’s disorganization, and forecasters do not anticipate further tropical development.
  • Showers are expected to diminish over the weekend, giving way to rising temperatures and drier conditions across South Texas and northeastern Mexico.